A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, FIRST HALF 10TH CENTURY
A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, FIRST HALF 10TH CENTURY Qur'an LVII, sura al-hadid , vv. 15-23, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 6ff. each with 3ll. of elegant sepia kufic , red, green and yellow dots marking vocalisation, sepia diagonal dashes marking letter pointing, the end of each verse marked with seven gold dots arranged in a pyramid, one folio with small gold illuminated medallion with the word khamsa in reserve in Eastern kufic , another with a similar large illuminated medallion with the word 'ashrun in reserve, some water staining, and small losses at the edges Folio 9 1/8 x 12 7/8in. (23.3 x 32.5cm.) (6)
A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, FIRST HALF 10TH CENTURY
A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, FIRST HALF 10TH CENTURY Qur'an LVII, sura al-hadid , vv. 15-23, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 6ff. each with 3ll. of elegant sepia kufic , red, green and yellow dots marking vocalisation, sepia diagonal dashes marking letter pointing, the end of each verse marked with seven gold dots arranged in a pyramid, one folio with small gold illuminated medallion with the word khamsa in reserve in Eastern kufic , another with a similar large illuminated medallion with the word 'ashrun in reserve, some water staining, and small losses at the edges Folio 9 1/8 x 12 7/8in. (23.3 x 32.5cm.) (6)
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